"She said, 'I’m not doing this' and kicked off her shoes. I knew something big was happening then. That’s unusual for a lady in TV. They’re always dressed in such splendour. But the shoes got kicked off and she stormed off.

Dermot O’Leary will belt out a song before revealing the winners of this year’s National Television Awards

“This happens every year!” laughed Dermot, who opened last year’s NTAs by drinking his own urine alongside Bear Grylls.

“We have these meetings in June, then it’s: ‘Right, we’re doing this!’ No, no, no. I haven’t signed off anything! I’m Irish, so I sing at weddings, funerals and wakes – but not for broadcast. Let’s see how it goes…”